Reels of KRS dam go viral on social media; Cauvery Neeravari Nigam officers remove worker from job
Mysuru: A daily worker was dismissed by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam officials after reels of the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Mandya district filmed by him went viral on social media and netizens raised questions regarding security at the KRS.
The worker, Madhu, is learned to be the son of Shankar of KRS village.
Netizens expressed their displeasure regarding the reels, which were shared widely on social media, and asked about potential breach of security at the dam area. The Nigam officials learned about the reels immediately terminated Madhu from his job, reports Deccan Herald.
Entry into the dam is strictly prohibited to the public, and permission is granted only to engineers and the staff of the Nigam.
At present, the dam has filled to its maximum level. The crest gates have been opened and more than 20,000 cusecs of water is released from the dam into River Cauvery.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
